octosyllable

oc·to·syl·la·ble

 (ŏk′tə-sĭl′ə-bəl)

n.

1. also oc·to·syl·lab·ic (ŏk′tō-sĭ-lăb′ĭk)

a. A line of verse containing eight syllables.

b. A poem having eight syllables in each line.

2. A word of eight syllables.

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oc′to·syl·lab′ic adj.

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octosyllable

(ˈɒktəˌsɪləbəl)

n

1. (Poetry) a line of verse composed of eight syllables

2. a word of eight syllables

octosyllabic adj

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oc•to•syl•la•ble

(ˈɒk təˌsɪl ə bəl)

n.

a word or line of verse of eight syllables.

[1765–75]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

octosyllable - a verse line having eight syllables or a poem of octosyllabic lines verse line, verse - a line of metrical text

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Translations

osmerac

octosyllable

[ˈɒktəʊˈsɪləbl] N → octosílabo m

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